WHITE CHOCOLATE-LIME MUFFINS

White Chocolate-Lime Muffins image

Yummy cake-like muffins, with lime and white chocolate. These are closer to tart than sweet--not sour, but a nice change from very sweet desserts.

Provided by Elske G.

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Muffin Recipes Chocolate Muffin Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar, divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup lime juice
½ cup butter, melted
2 eggs
¼ cup coconut-flavored rum
⅔ cup white chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line each cup with paper liners.
Combine flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Combine lime juice, melted butter, eggs, and rum in a small bowl. Slowly stir into the flour mixture until moistened. Fold in white chocolate chips.
Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar over the top.
Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.2 calories, Carbohydrate 40.9 g, Cholesterol 56.5 mg, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 4.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 335.7 mg, Sugar 23.2 g